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storage polysaccharide

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[stawr-ij pol-ee-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid] / ˈstɔr ɪdʒ ˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a polysaccharide that occurs in a living organism as a form of stored energy: storage polysaccharides include the glycogen in animals and the starch and fructosan in plants.

Etymology

Origin of storage polysaccharide

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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As with animal cells, the fungal storage polysaccharide is glycogen rather than starch, as found in plants.

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